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Admin September 30, 2025
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on heavy-duty trucks manufactured outside the United States beginning October 1. In a Truth...
Admin September 30, 2025
Last week, the Boards of both the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA) and the Organization of Energy Service Professionals (OESP, formerly the National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals) voted to adopt the Boston Resolution as written. T...
Admin September 30, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an interim final rule that restricts how states issue commercial driver’s licenses and co...
Admin September 30, 2025
The Department of Transportation Inspector General has opened an audit of th...
Admin September 30, 2025
The Senate returned to Washington on Monday, while the House is not scheduled to reconvene until October 7. All eyes are on the looming government shutdown. Current funding ends at midnight tonight, and unless leadership of both parties and the president can come to a deal, the governmen...
Admin September 25, 2025
On Monday, September 15, NEFI's Executive Board held a special meeting to consider the "Pr...
Admin September 25, 2025
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have each issued their Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. The Agenda is a government-wide compilation of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity, including a brief description of each rulemaking and a timetable for action. The Agenda als...
Admin September 25, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a pilot program to give...
Admin September 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice seeking information on h...
Admin September 25, 2025
Both the House and Senate are in recess this week in observance of Rosh Hashanah, leaving Washington without a clear plan to avert a government shutdown when current funding expires at midnight on September 30. They are both scheduled to return on Monday September 29. Before adjourning F...
Admin September 17, 2025
A federal court in Puerto Rico has dismissed a suit by 37 municipalities against Exxo...
Admin September 17, 2025
This week, the House will take up measures to advance legislation on water resources and veterans affairs. Later in the week, attention will shift to major energy and public safety priorities. Key energy bills include the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power A...
Admin September 16, 2025
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce (E&C) is moving aggressively to advance the NEFI-backed Energy Choice Act and other legislation that would significantly strengthen consumer choice at all levels of government. The E&C's Subcommittee on Energy has been holdi...
Admin September 16, 2025
Beginning on September 1, 2025, NEFI started transitioning to a new weather provider — BAM Weather. As part of this upgrade, there was brief interruption in weather emails and website access for approximately two weeks. This temporary disruption was necessary to ensure a smo...
Admin September 16, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed amending the ...